Oil cellar for journal boxes



Den-18, 192a 1,695,754 l N. BENN OIL GELLAR FOR JOURNAL BOXES Filed June 1'7, 1926 l/ lllllllaun;;;

A gru/vento@ Maiz Benn` f Patented nec. isjflezSQ 'construction such that4 a constant oil-,level'is- 4 maintained Within the cellar and means pro- 5v OIL (initiieren Jonnminiaoxns. 4 f Y A Applicationr inedI :fune i7, .1926.V yserial Vn0.,116,640.i

' v*This invention relates-4to oil Acellars Jror viceof this character for automaticallyYsup-A plying oiltothe journal. .v l

An important object of the invention'is to provide `a device of Vthis character having a vided forsteadilyftransterring this oil to the journal.. Y

` f A urtherobje'c't of the inventionV is to prov vide a construction such -thatoil is uniformly journal along'the length of distributed to the this journal.

v These and other obj e'cts I attainby'the con-, struction 'shown in the accompanyingdrawv-, ing,i1Wherein for the purpose'of illustration, is shown a'preferr'ed embodiment of my. in

Y i Oil-'i'rom the chambers lllan'd 18,paisse'sg' ithrough the perforations 20, Ver'rgagin'g ftlie" vention and wherein Figure 1 is a plan View my invention;

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Referring now .moreiparticularlv to 'the drawing, theA numeral lO-"generally ,desig-f nates a casing, thetop 11 of which is curved `to conform to the'shaping of. the vsha-ift Vwhich is to be received therein; This top isformed at the bottom of the curved portion thereof' VWith a longitudinally extending slot 12 and from the side edges ofthe slot, partitionv` Walls 13 Aand 14k extend downwardlyfto thebottoml Vofthe casingg- AAit .the bottom of the casino', the partition Walls kare connected by a` condiiit 16 which places the chambers 17 andlS betvveenthe sidewalls of thecasing and thepartitions 13 and 14 respeetivelyinto communication With oner another; ,The

y 'i chamber 19y Yproduced between the partition Walls isvin communication vWiththe cha'mf 'i bers 17 and 18 by perforations 20jformed in. V`thepartition Walls. Thechamberf18is1proe vided `With-an extension 21 having a ,remo'v-fI I vvardlyy extending b ossf);` A'l `hi s` bos's Vhasjait bore 24E formed intermediate l its endsfwith a* valve seat '25 for coaction Witha check valve able cover 22 provided vcentrally Withan'upf` i at`27for engagementwith eoupling528 byv journal vboxes and more particularly to avdee"V tWeenan eye32securedtoafloat,v so'tha't, Y, j,

lthe Veyeand ears may be connected Ibyafliinge v. f pinf 34. Extendingover thefloat lfr orrrthe Y y eye isan arm-35 rigid to thejeye andijpioject- Y Y yply ltank '30 entersthe chamber 118 and VVpasses of an oil Cellarfor; 'f journal boxes construetedinaceordancevvithz i V vbycapillary "action f distributingv the] 0penings`20jivell along the lengthof thep'ar-j I tition Walls, as .illustrated'Jnniform distribu? the shaftiisassured; u

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means ofwhieh it may be" connectedWithlan 1j.'

spaceddepending ears ,31 receiving thereb,eify i i' ing'beneath the lower, endfof the checklvalve f26,- so`t hatyvhen the Vioathas raised to a preA determined degreeg'the, vajlve is forced into 1j:

engagement With the seat,.25; ,Y t lIn the usev of thiedevice,fthe chamberz19 is',y lled'with Wool Wasteolrvvicking 'forgtrans-g mitting oil to the-shaft;y `Oilliir'om"the supi.

through1thefeonduit.. 16- tothe,charuberi1-7,-A f

wicking, yse that it is ,deliveredtoth'efshaft" tionofthe oil-,alongthe engagedlength'ot Since fthe" construction hereinbefore f-set f* vforth isfobviously capable'o'aj certain rangen" i Vof change landfmodiication Without"matei v rially kdepart-ing fromthe spirit of the invertk j. tionbl-V do notlimit myself to such (specific VAn oil cellar for journals consisting of a l casinghaving'a top conoavedw'all provided Eff along yits medianjlongitudinal dimension A Witha'A slot,V partition .'Wa'llslocated iirite'riorly` .il ofthe Casing -and'jeiningfwith lthetop Wall tlzuer'eofjatv the longitudinaljedges of the slot forming a, recess- V.packed with lubricating Y, material; a, conduit Wall passing through the vpartition Walls and-bridging'therspwefbeltween ,the'm! and located approximatelv mid-y way betWeent-he endsof thefslot andbelovv thetop. Wall,j 'said'partitionWalls'being'profv v sides ef the conduit Wall; 

